Real Estate
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Fabulosity, In-House Counsel, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Public Interest, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: A $12 Million Duplex, Renovated By A Starchitect
How did this stay-at-home mom turned in-house lawyer afford a $12 million Manhattan apartment? -
2nd Circuit, Bankruptcy, Bernie Madoff, Biglaw, Crime, D.C. Circuit, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Federal Judges, Football, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Sandra Day O'Connor, Sports, Ted Olson, Television, Trials, Video games
Morning Docket: 09.27.13
* Sri Srinivasan was sworn in as a member of the D.C. Circuit by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who called him “fair, faultless and fabulous.” The man must have great shoes. [Washington Post]
* Things aren’t going very well for Steven Donziger in the Chevron / Ecuador case now, but then again, they never are. The Second Circuit denied his bid to oust the judge on the case. [Bloomberg]
* Dewey know how much this failed firm’s ex-landlord wants from 450 of its former partners? Somewhere in the ballpark of $1.6 million to $45.45 million, so it could be painful. [Am Law Daily]
* Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton has already named a new chairman. Congrats to J. Henry Walker IV, a man whose name alone makes it sound like he should probably leading something. [Daily Report]
* Time is running out for prosecutors to bring charges against those connected to Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, but it looks like his niece, a Fordham Law grad, is in their sights. [DealBook / New York Times]
* The series finale of Breaking Bad airs on Sunday, and you must be very sad, so here are five compliance lessons to take away from the show. First and foremost, don’t ever hire a Pinkman. [Corporate Counsel]
* E.A. Sports and the Collegiate Licensing Company settled the suit filed against them by college athletes, leaving the NCAA to whine, moan, and “take this all the way to the Supreme Court.” [Birmingham News]
* George Zimmerman’s wife says her husband “went on a victory tour” without her, and has no idea where he is. Clue: maybe he was advising Cybill Shepherd for her role on Law & Order next week. [Miami Herald]
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Nude Dancing, Real Estate, Sex, Vicious Infighting
Naked People Sue Each Other Over Rental Agreement, Sex Toys
Nudists have legal conflicts, too.
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Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Plaintiffs Firms, Real Estate, Texas
Lawyerly Lairs: Everything Is Bigger In Texas (Part 2)
Behold the $14 million mansion of a high-flying plaintiffs' lawyer. -
Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Plaintiffs Firms, Real Estate, Texas
Lawyerly Lairs: Everything Is Bigger In Texas (Part 1)
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Real Estate, S.D.N.Y.
Lawyers Complaining About Being Held To 'Basic Standards of Professionalism'
After trying to evict a woman based on a client's faulty documents, a judge makes the firm pay. And the parade of kvetching lawyers begins. -
Biglaw, Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Nude Dancing, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Weirdness
Lawyerly Lairs: A Biglaw Partner's Attractive Nuisance?
A lawyer's "sexy shower" has the neighborhood talking. -
Cardozo Law School, Fabulosity, Immigration, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Immigration Lawyer Cashes Out To Poker-Playing Pair -- For A Million-Dollar Profit
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California, Litigators, Money, Quote of the Day, Real Estate, Small Law Firms
Lawyerly Lairs: Mom and Dad's Basement?
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Donald Trump, Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: A Landlord/Tenant Lawyer's $30 Million Mansion
The scourge of New York City landlords is a lord himself -- with a $30 million castle. -
Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Legal Ethics, Money, Partner Issues, Weirdness
Sidley Austin Turned DLA Piper Partner Responds To Ethics Charges
So what does this prominent real estate lawyer have to say for himself? Do you find his defenses persuasive? -
Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Partner Issues, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Legal Eagles Sell Their $3 Million Nest
Behold the beautiful apartment that a Biglaw partner and an in-house lawyer just sold for more than $3 million. -
Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Legal Ethics, Money, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Weirdness
Mystery Departure Solved: Ex-Sidley Austin Partner Hit With Ethics Charges
What is he accused of doing? The alleged conduct is surprising....
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Fabulosity, Law Professors, Law Schools, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: A Professorial Palace Sells For Many Millions
How much did this 12,000-square-foot mansion in Manhattan sell for? -
Boutique Law Firms, Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Small Law Firms, Sonia Sotomayor
Lawyerly Lairs: Justice Sotomayor's Former Boss Sells His $20 Million Townhouse
This dream home actually comes with a nightmarish history.... -
Law Schools, Money, Real Estate
How Much Did It Cost To Build Lego Law School?
Law schools have to be built and they cost money. At least this one is interesting... -
Biglaw, Disasters / Emergencies, Real Estate
Electrical Fire Forces Evacuation of Several Biglaw Offices
Lawyers need to get out of their offices more, but these are not the ideal circumstances. -
Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money, Politics, Real Estate
NYU Law's Secret Slush Funds
Documents reveal that NYU Law School uses a number of "non-profit" entities that funnel funds into playing the New York real estate market for the benefit of its professors. -
Fabulosity, Judicial Divas, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Real Estate, Reality TV, Television
Lawyerly Lairs: Judge Judy Parts With Pricey Pied-à-Terre
So many millions, so few bedrooms.... -
Affirmative Action, Biglaw, Disasters / Emergencies, Election Law, Gay Marriage, Insurance, Job Searches, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Pro Bono, Real Estate, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Morning Docket: 05.29.13
* This year, like every year before it, SCOTUS is saving the best cases (read: most controversial) for last. We’ll likely see opinions on voting rights, affirmative action, and gay marriage in June. [WSJ Law Blog]
* We know of at least one Biglaw firm that will be putting its increase in gross revenue to work. Boies Schiller is planning to open its first office outside of the United States in the “near-term.” [Am Law Daily]
* If you’d like to get paid under a terrorism insurance policy for your damages in the Boston bombings, you’ll have to wait; the bombings haven’t been certified as acts of terror yet. [National Law Journal]
* Mandatory pro bono work is now required for bar admission in New York, but it’s still not enough to close the justice gap. Now Chief Judge Lippman wants to give non-lawyers a chance to provide legal services. [New York Law Journal]
* Arizona Law recently made the announcement that interim dean Marc Miller has been instated as the school’s permanent dean. What’s not to like about a “new” dean and new tuition cuts? [UANews]
* As many of our readers know, the job market is rough, but apparently if you take some compliance classes in law school, you’ll magically become employable. Great success! [Corporate Counsel]
* Brooklyn Law, do you remember what your old dorm looked like? It’s different now that it’s been transformed into an apartment complex that’s no longer stained with the tears of law students. [Curbed]